1918

The December 23 issue of the Press Herald of Portland, Me., carried a three-column article outlining the life of Phil Sanderson and particularly noting the big stories which he had covered and prepared for the Portland Press Herald during his forty years as a correspondent of this paper. Phil retired the first of November as a correspondent from the Press Herald, which was the occasion for this very complimentary life history of his activities both with the paper and as a prominent citizen of his community. We are sorry the space does not allow us to give more of the details of his very interesting life.

Rog Howland was not too happy with the comments concerning his artistic endeavors which appeared in the December issue of these notes. He asks that we publish in this issue the following: "Rog Howland says all who - while sober - desire to see some of his paintings, or to discuss his 'effort,' are welcome any time mutually convenient (use Manhattan Phone Directory)." We meant no offense, Rog, we were just quoting.

All will be delighted to know that Hort Chandler was recently appointed Vice President of the New England Power Company. The New England Power Company is a very large prosperous utility here in New England. Hort has assumed very important duties in his new assignment.

All reports indicate that Curt Glover is recovering from his late operation in a very satisfactory manner. He is going to the office part-time every day now. The Hort Chandlers and the Phil Boyntons visited Ruth and Curt recently and both report that Curt seems in wonderful spirits with his health improving much faster than anyone had anticipated.

Reed Montgomery is now visiting his son at 25 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colo. He and Hitty left right after the Harvard Game, spent Thanksgiving in Colorado and then went to Dallas to spend Christmas with his daughter Ruth. They expect to return to Colorado about the middle of January. Reed reports, "It is a gay place with lots of parties and bridge tournaments. Many days of 50 and 60 degrees for golf."

We requested Bill Dutelle to write us a note concerning his activities and those of his family. We are pleased to quote his reply:

In accordance with your request, here is some information: Married - wife Irene C.; one daughter, Mrs. Gene H. (Anne Elizabeth) Martenson; one granddaughter - Christine Anne Martenson (Age 2 - November 30, 1959). Daughter lives in Pittsburgh, Penna., where her husband is operations manager for Food Specialties Service, Inc. He graduated from Michigan State; Anne graduated from DePaul.

Currently, I am Engineer of Local Roads and Streets for the Illinois Division of Highways, Department of Public Works and Buildings; supervising all state funds used in the construction or maintenance of all county highways, all township roads and all city streets in the state. These funds consist of motor fuel tax, commonly called Gas Tax Funds, and all Federal Aid Secondary Funds allocated to the State of Illinois. These funds are running about one hundred million dollars a year for the Gas Tax and eight million dollars a year for the Federal Aid Secondary Funds.

I am a member of the American Association of State Highway Officials and presently Acting Secretary of the Secondary Roads Engineers' Group. Also, member of American Road Builders' Association and a member of the Committee on State, County and Federal Relations for the County Division of the A.R.B.A.

Socially - member of Rotary Club and a past president; Masons - Knight Templar and 32 degree; - Shrine; Illinois Association of Highway Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, and Illinois Society of Professional Engineers. H. Langdon Robinson is also a member of Rotary Club here and I see him at least once a week and usually oftener. E. S. (Gene) Clark works for the State of Illinois in the Department of Health - Sanitary Engineering and is on the same floor in the State Office Building and down the hall from me.

Was in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts in October - part vacation, part business - visited birthplace - Pittsford, Vt., also Hanover and attended annual A.D.S.H.O. meeting in Boston.

Russell S. Howard's new address is 145 Highland Avenue, Oskaloosa, lowa. He is now president of the Mahaska State Bank of Oskaloosa. We hope, Russ, that you will find the time to drop us a note about your family and its activities some time in the near future.

We have recently seen a long letter from Fid Fiedler giving a report of a vacation which he took recently. He and Sue arranged for a tour of the Caribbean area aboard the freighter "S.S. Jean Lykes," which landed at the following thirteen ports during the course of the cruise: San Juan, Mayaguez and Ponce on the island of Puerto Rico; Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic; La Guaira, Guanta, Puerto Cabello and Maracaibo, Venezuela; Curacao, Dutch West Indies and Barranquilla, Cartagena, Colombia.

He writes that the passengers were very congenial and recommends this kind of a vacation to anyone who cares to place their time in the hands of a freight-carrying ship. They had planned a trip of 25 days' duration and were gone approximately 35 days. He writes that he was completely out of the notion of work by the time he returned. Needless to say, he enthusiastically recommends this type of vacation at just about our time in life.

Bud Frost, who had been helpful in teaching tennis and squash at the Ridgewood High School, has now accepted the position of Enrollment Officer for Dartmouth College for the Ridgewood High School. This school has a high percentage of pupils who make high grades. The competition for superior talent has become so fierce that Dartmouth needs his help to get the number of boys they should from this fine school.

If any of our classmates happen to be passing through Athens, Ala., we are sure that Tommy Groves will be glad to see them. His address is 205 East Street, Athens, Ala., or you can reach him through Athens College where he has been appointed Assistant Professor of English.

The response to my frequent requests for your activities is as about as dry as the sands of the Sahara Desert! I don't blame a comment from one of our classmates to Ernie Earley, which I saw by mistake, which didn't rate our notes much above dead low tide when comparing them with Ernie's flood tide activities. We know we can't improve much, but we could do a little better if we had more response.

Secretary, 67 Annawam Rd., Waban, Mass.

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